Argument A A teacher brings 20 apples for her students. Since she has 10 students in her class, each student will receive 2 apples. Is Argument A deductive or inductive?
Argument A is an example of which type of argument?
a. Argument from analogy
b. Disjunctive syllogism
c. Argument from definition
d. Argument based on mathematics
e. Argument from authority
f. Prediction
g. Hypothetical syllogism
h. Argument based on signs
i. Generalization
j. Causal inference
k. Categorical syllogism
Argument B
The road map indicates that it is 10 miles from Vacaville to Fairfield. From the information on the road map, it follows that Vacaville and Fairfield really are 10 miles apart. Is Argument B deductive or inductive?
Argument B is an example of which type of argument?
a. Generalization
b. Categorical syllogism
c. Argument from analogy
d. Argument from authority
e. Argument based on mathematics
f. Argument from definition
g. Causal inference
h. Hypothetical syllogism
i. Disjunctive syllogism
j. Argument based on signs
k. Prediction
Argument C
Greek gods are similar to Egyptian gods. Since Zeus is king of the Greek gods, it is likely that there is a corresponding king of the Egyptian gods. Is Argument C deductive or inductive?
Argument C is an example of which type of argument?
a. Causal inference
b. Disjunctive syllogism
c. Argument based on mathematics
d. Generalization
e. Hypothetical syllogism
f. Argument from authority
g. Argument based on signs
h. Categorical syllogism
i. Argument from analogy
j. Prediction
k. Argument from definition
Argument D
The quality control division of a tennis shoe manufacturer samples 100 pairs of tennis shoes from its assembly line. Of these 100 pairs, 3 are found to have defects. It follows from this that the entire plant produces 3 bad pairs of tennis shoes out of every 100. Is Argument D deductive or inductive?
a. Argument D is an example of which type of argument?
b. Argument from definition
c. Argument based on mathematics
d. Argument from authority
e. Hypothetical syllogism
f. Prediction
g. Argument from analogy
h. Argument based on signs
f. Generalization
h. Causal inference
i. Disjunctive syllogism
k. Categorical syllogism